Reading guide: "You are a registered person, and it is commendable that you can contribute like this. Inform the ministers to deal with it, or if there is a gentleman you have always believed in, you can handle it at your discretion. ”

。。 Xianfeng has made up his mind: I will agree to your conditions, but I must go out of the province to help Anhui.

When Xianfeng and Zeng Guofan were secretly competing, he didn't know that the domestic situation had undergone earth-shaking changes.

On the night of Hu Linyi's arrival in Hengzhou, Zeng Guofan received another secret report, saying that in Hengyang and Qingquan counties, the Baojia County Government urged the people to pay silver and grain, and due to the uneven apportionment, some households resisted or refused to pay. Xiang Yong was about to go on the expedition, and half of the rations had not yet been raised. There is another thing that is also unexpected: Baojia was busy urging the collection of silver and grain all day long and ignored the regimental defense, which caused the bandits in the two counties to rise day by day. The people have many complaints.

Zeng Guofan sent a secret visit overnight, only to know that it was all caused by the conspiracy of Baojia for personal gain.

Early the next morning, when Zeng Guofan accompanied Hu Linyi and Zuo Zongtang to dinner, he told the matter.

Hu Linyi said: "Disheng, the fault in this matter is not in the households, nor in Baojia, but in the government. ”

Zeng Guofan asked strangely: "Runzhi, is the armor unevenly apportioned, what does it have to do with the government?" What's more, the urging of silver grain by Baojia is determined by Luo Futai and Xu Fansi, and it is difficult for others to change it. ”

Hu Linyi said: "No matter who decides it, it should be changed." Disheng, you always think about it, the duty of the armor guard is to protect the township from bandits. On behalf of the county government, urging the people to pay the silver grain is the business of the officials. The affairs of the servants are handled by the Baojia, how can there be no accidents? I am in the Liping office, and all bandits and thieves are arrested, and one party is responsible for the armor; The collection of silver and grain is all handled by the officials, and the armor is not allowed to interfere. ”

Zeng Guofan nodded and said: "Each performs its duties, and the people are in good spirits." After Xiang Yong was stationed in Heng, the original errand mode was disrupted. It's not in the armor, it's not in the servants, it's actually in me. If I had discovered the mistake as soon as possible and explained everything to Luo Futai and Xu Fansi in time, I don't think there would be any trouble now. ”

Zuo Zongtang looked at Hu Linyi and said with a smile: "Runzhi, what I said is good, right?" Disheng is not a smart and capable person, and he can be where he is today because he can listen to others. I, Zuo Jigao, are not as good as him in this regard, so I am still an unknown old man. ”

Zeng Guofan joked: "Zuo Jigao is not an ordinary old man, he is my Hunan, the famous Zhuge Liang today!" ”

Zuo Zongtang laughed, and unexpectedly asked: "Listening to your tone, could it be that Zhuge Liang is also on the list?" ”

Zeng Guofan almost squirted a mouthful of rice onto the table. He swallowed the rice forcibly, and then said: "Zhuge Liang is Liu Bei's shoulder!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Hu Linyi couldn't help but laugh.

Zuo Zongtang looked at Zeng Guofan, then at Hu Linyi, narrowed his eyes and said, "Are you two crazy?" That's true! ”

After the meal, Zeng Guofan first approved Hengyang and Qingquan counties, and in the future, all matters such as inspecting bandits were handled by Baojia; The officials are responsible for urging the collection of silver and grain. He also sent a message to the governor of the yamen and the political envoy to explain the disadvantages of having the baojia collect the money and grain on his behalf. The governor and the political envoy quickly replied to the letter, insisting that they would not change the rules and regulations. Luo Bingzhang even blamed Zeng Guofan for not making his own opinions, and asked Zeng Guofan Heng and Qing Erxian to withdraw their orders and handle them as usual.

Zeng Guofan couldn't, so he had to pay tribute to the imperial court at the same time as "The Suppression of Bandits in the Hengyong Area is Not Finished", and attached a piece of "Lizheng Hengqing Two Counties to Protect the Armor".

Three days later, Hu Linyi returned to Changsha, and on the same day, he led 600 Qianyong under his command and began to cooperate with Taqib in the battle.

After arriving in Beijing, Xianfeng thought about it for two days in a row, and consulted with several ministers, and then issued a very helpless oracle to Zeng Guofan: "Success or failure is blunt, and it cannot be reversed, but your heart can be qualified, not alone." If you are willing to suffer the sin of fear, it is not a matter of course. Chin this. ”

A few days after the promulgation of the holy decree, Xianfeng received Zeng Guofan's "Hengyong Area Bandit Suppression Unfinished" and "Zhenghengqing Two Counties Baojia Piece" from Zeng Guofan.

Xianfeng knew that Zeng Guofan was delaying the time to go out of the province to aid Anhui under the pretext, or he was waiting for the ship cannons, or Shui Yong was not trained maturely. In short, I don't want to go east now.

Xianfeng gritted his teeth three times, forcibly suppressed his anger, and picked up the pen and approved the following lines on the fold: "Got it." It is commendable that you can contribute in this way. Inform the ministers to deal with it, or if there is a gentleman you have always believed in, you can handle it at your discretion. ”

Xianfeng criticized without thinking about it on "Lizheng Hengqing Two Counties Baojia Film": "This should be changed urgently, according to Luo Bingzhang, and the regulations will be changed to a quick recital." ”

Xianfeng has made up his mind at this time: At this time, no matter what conditions you put forward, I will promise you, but if you want not to send troops, you will resolutely not allow it!

When Xianfeng was secretly competing with Zeng Guofan here, he didn't know that the domestic situation had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Lin Fengxiang's department of the Taiping Army, taking advantage of the Jiangbei camp of President Qishan of the Qing Army, and the opportunity of the New Year's festival with lanterns, suddenly swarmed north from Yangzhou. The first battle took Chuzhou, then fought and occupied Linhuai Pass, and three battles and captured Fengyang Mansion. Lin Fengxiang's move caught the Qing troops off guard, and in a moment of ignorance, the forest department had entered Henan. As soon as they entered Henan, the Taiping army first broke through and returned to Germany, and besieged the provincial capital Kaifeng. Reading, Kaifeng has been prepared, early deployment of heavy troops to guard, plus the ancient city wall is high. As a result, the Taiping army attacked for ten days in a row, and suffered heavy losses.

Some of the people of the Taiping Army were charcoal burners from the mountains of Guangxi, and some were local people who were captured with the battle. The sturdy ones were put into the camp, and the older ones became miscellaneous servants. They are all people from all provinces who have not undergone formal training. Winning a battle, the whole army is magnificent, and it is indispensable; When encountering a strong enemy, the camp is listless and seeks a way to retreat first. Seeing that he was blocked in Kaifeng, Lin Fengxiang didn't dare to fight again, so he immediately changed his direction, crossed the Yellow River, and went straight to Huaiqing Mansion, wanting to get hundreds of beauties in Huaiqing as New Year's gifts and dedicate them to the King of Heaven. I don't know that Huaiqing is also a hard bone. Lin Fengxiang surrounded Huaiqing three layers inside and three layers outside, and more than 100,000 people pounced on him to gnaw. gnawed for five days and five nights, not only did not shake a piece of tile and stone in Huaiqing, but gnawed his mouth full of mud. Lin Fengxiang lost five heavenly generals in a row in Huaiqing, all of whom were bombarded by the cannons on the city tower.

At this time, news came that the Qing Cabinet Scholar Shengbao led the army to chase after him.

When Lin Fengxiang heard the report, he didn't have time to think about it, and immediately led the army to evacuate Huaiqing and roared into Shanxi Province. First broke the Pingyang Mansion, killed the local officials, picked out the beautiful women and transported them away in a car, and then looted the money, food and strong people in the city. When the Shengbao Overseers arrived, the city of Pingyang Mansion was full of ghosts singing.

Shengbao is in Pingyang Mansion, and has not yet finished dealing with the aftermath for Lin Fengxiang, Lin Fengxiang has already brought his own people and horses to Linyu Pass. When Shengbao heard the news, he raised troops to chase after him overnight. Who knew that Lin Fengxiang did not stop at Linhao Pass for half a moment, but went straight to Shenzhou and went down in a battle.

Shengbao rushed to Shenzhou, and the Taiping army had been gone for a long time. Shengbao looked up to the sky and sighed, and continued to take care of the aftermath for Lin Fengxiang.

Speaking of this Taiping army, it is also very interesting, using troops everywhere, attacking cities everywhere, but not defending a city. Plunder the essence and enlist in the army as soldiers, pick beautiful women to offer high-class pleasures, and everything will be fine if you take money and food. Every time the Taiping army captured a city or a place, the targets were all listed above. The three characters of the Taiping Army, condensed into two words, are "Liukou".

Where is Lin Fengxiang's next goal? (End of chapter)